Bible Strands
Job 28:11
He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses humanity regarding God’s sovereign control over natural resources during a discourse on the limits of human exploration.
The words — חִבֵּשׁ (chi.Besh) = he restrains, and תַעֲלֻמָהּ (ta.'a.lu.Ma/h) = her secret.
The thread — This motif of God uncovering hidden things and restraining natural forces appears in Isaiah 45:2 and 1 Corinthians 4:5.
Why it lands — It demands recognition that human discovery depends on divine permission and that true wisdom remains beyond human extraction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 45:2 “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- Job 26:8 He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
- Isaiah 37:25 I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
- Isaiah 44:27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’